3 Quick & Easy Tips to Keep You Eating Healthy On the Run

- by Eliza Ceci

I don’t know about you but I love the Summer. It’s a time to relax & enjoy yourself, but it can also be a time of great stress especially when you find yourself in unexpected ‘food quandaries’. Sometimes when we are busy we can get so wrapped up in the minutia of each detail of what must be done that we forget the most obvious things – what to eat!

Over the last week I have had to deal with this same problem. I was unexpectedly away from home and didn’t have time to prepare my normal healthy meals. When this happens what’s a girl (or boy) to do? Here are three tips and some great food ideas to keep you from going to the drive through this summer.

• 1. Take time to think about and plan your meals.

I know sometimes, especially when unexpected things come up, it may seem hard to stick to intentions but trust me -  if it is genuinely important to us we always manage to make it work. Anticipate.  Take some time to think about when you will be on vacation, staying late at work, or those instances when you’ll be heading to your child’s baseball game right from work.

You can always keep bags of raw cashews, walnuts and dried fruit in your purse in an emergency. Other quick go to’s are banana or apple slices with nut butter. I keep avocados in my purse sometimes when I know I will be away from the comforts of the usual healthy foods I eat and it can be a quick add on in a pinch.

• 2. Save time preparing meals by using leftovers from last night’s dinner.

Perfect!

You made a beautiful vegetarian dish last night and you know you also have some sprouted grains you need to use up so why not whip these up into a completely new meal?

Add a beautiful cleansing salad as a side, do a quick no-fry stir fry with some organic veggies and you are good to go. A 10 minute meal awaits.

Much better than a frozen dinner in a box and cheaper than take-out!

• 3. Make at least 2 no-cook meals per week.

This is especially important if you are transitioning to a raw food diet. When I first began my journey I juiced during the day, had a cleansing salad for lunch and a cooked dinner. Doing this helps your body to release toxins and prevents your body from going into detox overload and overly stressing your body.

So, the less time the oven needs to be on the better in these hot summer months. I don’t know about you but when it’s hot, the last thing I want to do is put the blazing hot oven on to make dinner for my family (part of the beauty of eating raw, no?)

Instead, try making huge salads with left over grains such as quinoa, brown rice or millet paired with some cooling cucumbers and other favorite vegetables, spicy arugula, spinach or kale and sweet mango or even a green apple. Then top it off with some lovely avocado or nuts spreads and squirt lemon or lime juice over top for a quick dressing.

I always like to combine a sweet flavor, a fat, and an acid to all of my salads. This ensures all of the tastes we humans crave are satisfied. We will be much less likely to run to the fridge after dinner for raw ice cream or chocolate. Get the idea?

Hope these tips get you inspired to try healthy foods even on the run!

Love and Hugs,

Eliza Ceci is a holistic nutrition and wellness coach, motivational speaker and blogger. She is the owner of Peace on My Plate and enjoys providing support to her clients around detox, emotional eating and PMS and pre-pregnancy preparation.  Eliza’s passion is empowering women to understand their worth, creating passionate lives and taking control of their health one green juice at a time. http://peaceonmyplate.com